>> good afternoon in the news this noon, the search widens for a man who killed a stranger live on facebook. pennsylvania is among the states where he may have fled.

today is the deadline to register to vote for pennsylvania's may primary. but the big story on "action news" is developing right now, firefighters are still on the scene of a multi-alarm blaze at a delaware county church. an "action news" viewer captured the flames at the memorial presbyterian church on the 3200 block of chichester avenue in boothwyn. bob brooks is at the scene where the congregation begins to assess the damage. >> reporter: sarah it is devastating for the members of the church. it is badly damaged. crews are trying to sure up the roof. you can see from the picture, the windows are busted out, there's several holes in the roof. i did speak with church members who said they have every intention to rebuild. cell phone video shows us the flames shooting out of the roof and windows. one day after the easter holiday.

the memorial presbyterian church in boothwyn has gone up in flames. church member annette hart. >> to see this happening to your church what's going through your head right now? >> actually it's kind of blank. >> reporter: the fire started in the back of church, the damage is bad. >> heavy damage to the inside of building. all news floors were damaged. >> reporter: from the video we can see what it looks like inside, the walls are charred. you can see the church windows were busted out, the flames broke holes in the church roof. we spoke to the reverend of the church. >> yesterday was a resurrection, we're looking forward to the resurrection of memorial presbyterian church. this is a processional cross it is made with brass and it is covered and it is the cross that's carried in every sunday

this cross is huge. though it is badly burned it has deep meaning. it's ari minder we finished holy week when jesus had a difficult time. >> reporter: we watched as crews salvaged some items inside, an easter basket full of bibles, an untouched wooden cross. it is not the way the members want thed church to go. through church teachings they are looking ahead. >> this is a challenge. >> reporter: a challenge they plan to meet head on him that's a live look, you can see crews starting to board up the windows. i'm told by the fire chief, the building has cosmetic damage, structural it's strong, so if church members wants to rebuild they can. reporting live in boothwyn, bob brooks channel 6 "action news." >> turning to the accuweather

forecast, rain is moving across the region right now. sky6 live hd looking at the commodore barry bridge, gray skies out there right now. it has cooled down, as well. after the summer-like temperatures on easter sunday. meteorologist david murphy over at the big board tracking the showers moving through. david. >> reporter: you can see sarah, clearly the showers are still around, the bulk of this starting to push south of philadelphia. the additional stuff out to the west of us is south on the pennsylvania border that will push south of the i-95 corridor. we're seeing active showers below philadelphia there could be lingering drizzle up here, but generally speaking the rain is on its way sliding to the south. that's international airport, just a little light rain leftover there. this is the contract image in the delaware valley of the rain. notice the darker shades of green that's the slightly steadier rain, the lighter shade of green the light stuff. the yellow is steadier rain all

in the process of pushing south. it looks like in the next two hours it will be closer to the shore. in cape may county, atlantic city, southern delaware you may have to deal with this a little longer into the afternoon. at the same time we'll see the return of sunshine up north. right now the rain has begun to let up a little bit, the numbers are bouncing in allentown and reading, 65 there. 62 in philadelphia. we'll get into the 70s before we're done today. there's a breeze building north anticipate west. keep that in mind, the winds will pick up a little bit, you may need a jacket as you head out. later throw it over your shoulder. sarah we'll look at the how this progresses on future tracker 6. >> thank for the latest forecast at any time download the upgraded accuweather app, it

has live radar and the upcoming forecast and the only minute by minute precipitation forecast for the region it is free download for your mobile device. philadelphia police are investigating four homicide and several other shootings that would since the start of the easter weekend, the most recent victim died this morning in kensington. a man in his 30s was shot 15 times along the 6 hup -- 600 block of clemen tiny road. police are investigating a dozen shootings across the city since saturday. no arrests have been made, jennifer joyce will have the latest on the on going investigation at 12:30. officials are warning people in five states including pennsylvania to be on the look out for a man who shot a stranger live on facebook. it happened yesterday afternoon in cleveland according to police, 37-year-old steve stephens murdered robert goodwin

senior at random. authorities got a ping on his cell phone near erie, pennsylvania. now state local and federal have joint the hunt for -- join the hunt for the suspect. >> he has deep issues, we want to get him off the street as soon as possible. steve stephens mentioned a woman by the name of joy lane. she called loving. vice president mike pence is stepping up the trump's administration push for north korea to stop making threats with weapons. a north korean missile launch failed over the weekend. >> reporter: good afternoon, president trump himself even wake in on this this morning, echoing what we heard from the vice president putting north korea on notice.

vice president mike pence visiting the demille -- demilitarized zone following the failed missile launch. meeting with south correspond real estate i -- south korea's acting president, he considers a military response to be on the table. >> the world witness the the strength and resolve of our president in action taken in afghanistan. >> reporter: president trump asked fed a message for north korea. >> you have to behave. >> reporter: the medium range ballistic missile blew up immediately after lunch an embarrassment for kim jong un. a u.s. cyber attack may have contributed to its failure.

>> there's a strong belief that americans on cyber methods have been successful on several occasions interrupting the missile and making it fail. >> reporter: the dictator flaunted new and sizable inter continental ballistic missels, as north korea perhaps a 6th nuclear test they look to china for its muffle -- muscle to change. >> if china can't deal with north north korea, the united states will. in washington, meghan hughes, channel 6 "action news." sarah. >> meghan, thank you. today is the final day for voters in pennsylvania to register if they want to participate in the may 16 primary. the philadelphia ballot for the primary election includes candidates for district attorney and city controller. two city ballot questions are up

for a vote. you can register online or the variety registration office near you. appear is like offering an ipad owner a sweet deal, but there's a catch that's ahead on "action news" at noon. supreme court justice neil gorsuch begins his first day on the job. >> trump family hosts their first easter egg roll at the white house. the new eye in the sky at the boston marathon, that's all next on "action news."

>> the trial of accused cop killer eric free app entered week three. now jurors have seen a letter on a thumb drive in an abandoned airplane hangar, the letter was addressed to his parents and spoke of a revolution. john rawlins is in pike county will have a wrap up of the testimony at 4:00 p.m. a memorial put up for 3-year-old brendan creato is taken down because the jury will be heading there. brendan's father is going on trial in his son's death. the jury is expected to walk by the tree where the memorial

stood. prosecutors are trying to disapprove that brendan wandered off. hundreds of thousand thousands of people are lining the streets of boston watching the boston marathon. authorities are using drones to keep an eyen the race. it's four years since the bomb went off killing three and injuring 200 others. it took 15 minutes for neil gorsuch to ask his first question from the bench today. gorsuch and his colleagues heard arguments for the first time since the nominee was sworn in. the case before the justices involved a procedure issue in the clipper system nation claim. the high court is back after being short-handed after justice scalia's death 14 months ago.

donald trump welcomed people to the white house after the annual easter egg roll today. we'll be stronger bigger and better as a nation than ever before. many of the trump administration officials were there, including sean spicer. the white house is expecting 2 is thousand children and adults to attend the easter festivities that's down from the 35,000 who attended last year. britain's prince harry is opening up about the grief he experienced after his mother was killed. in an interview prince harry revealed he sought counseling four years ago. he said the loss of his mother at such a young age led to a period of total cayman naib -- total chaos. he encouraged people to be more open with their feelings and

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>> tomorrow is the deadline to file your taxes. procrastinators got a few extra days this year because april 15 fell on saturday. internal revenue service pushed the deadline to tuesday to allow residents of washington, d.c. to observe emancipation day. on average delaware residents paid the highest federal income and payroll and estate taxes in 2016. apple ipad owners may be able to take advantage of an

upgrade. customers who bring in an 4th generation in for service, it could be upgraded to ipad air ii. minor service issues will not warrant the switch. it is available at apple stores and authorized service providers. "healthcheck" new recommendations out today could help nursing moms get more support. the american academy of pediatrics is pushing doctors to make their offices and the setting more comfortable for breast feeding. it'sng staff help and doctors recommend breast feeding for the first 6 months of a baby's life. >> let's check in with alicia vitarelli live with a look at the newsroom ahead.

>> reporter: from getting online coupons without doing a thing to making money while spending it. we're breaking down some of the best online shopping hacks today in what's the deal. also in today's show, it's a headline that's almost hard to believe, a jury charge is under fire for fawning under a convicted rapest during sentencing. not only is the story real, but it gets worse, the man's victim was in the courtroom. we'll break that down in big talkers take us with you you you can watch us streaming live on a smart phone or tablet. >> thank you, we'll check accuweather when "action news" comes right back.

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hail yesterday, look at that. in some neighborhoods in the region, flood waters reached 6 feet high. ohio got 3 inches and rain and wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour. meteorologist warned how bad the storm would be in southwestern ohio and indiana and northeastern kentucky. our area is seeing rain. >> reporter: not flooding, fortunately. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing you there's a line of precipitation currently going across the center of the region. it's beginning to push farther to the south. if you take a closer look the imagery is breaking a part south of philadelphia. you might have a light sprinkle around the city itself. obviously this is beginning to fall a part and thin out and push south. south is where we'll go next with storm tracker 6 live there's heavier cells coming through millville and atlantic city. cape may might pick up some of that stuff south of smyrna. i'll give you one more look

farther south, atlantic city, sea isle and cape may and dover that will hang on to the rain longer. areas south of philadelphia getting out from under fairly quickly. let's get you outside, sky6 live hd the action cam, showing you clouds overhead. this is rodney square in wilmington. things getting better in wilmington, as we speak. 62 degrees in philadelphia. cool. not much different from where we were at dawn because of the rain. now that the rain is beginning to break up we'll get drier air in. wind out of the north at 5 miles per hour, currently not too strong just now and then the numbers should recover. up north it's not raining as much. 65 in allentown and reading. 6 down in dover we're up to

68 degrees. i meant to show you satellite again, on the other side of the rain, the clouds thin out fairly quickly. i think there's a decent chance we end up seeing the return of sunshine. future tracker between now and 2:00 p.m., most of the current rain you're looking at is along the coast. a couple of patches open up to the clouds in the north, a good portion of the region should see late afternoon sunshine. up in the lehigh valley, 73 is where we wind up later, clouds and sun, more and more sun as we go later in the afternoon. down the shore you'll be stuck with more clouds. there could late sun there, as well, depending how quickly the showers get off the coast. 72 is the high down the beach. spotty shower activity almost done in philadelphia, areas in and around the city, maybe a little sprinkle leftover for another hour or so, that's about it. for the evening commute we're looking at the possibilities of

shades around philadelphia. 74 by 4:00 p.m. 75 by 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m., 72. and 7:00 p.m., 70 degrees, 49 is the overnight low tomorrow that sets us up for a cooler day tomorrow overall. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast today we're going for a high of 74. a mix of clouds and eventual sunshine across a good deal of the region. down south it will be a little tougher. sunny cooler, on tuesday, 67 degrees, late-day shower on wednesday. 6 # degrees, thursday, late-day shower, 57. friday, clouds and sun, breezy, 69 there. spotty shower possible. cooler for the weekend, 62. good weather for the union who play at 1:00 p.m. in chester on saturday. 64 on sunday, with a spotty shower. >> back to normal. yesterday was off the charts. >> reporter: we blew right through the normals. >> thank you, david.

a new mom in ohio has an unforgettable story to tell her daughter. she was experiencing contractions all day, they intensified. she called 911. moments after an officer arrived, her water broke. >> as soon as my water popped her head came out. i had to push right and there. >> everything was happening very quickly, i would say less than 3 minutes, the baby was completely delivered. >> mom and baby are happy and healthy. she was grateful to the officer for being there and helping her to deliver the early easter gift. the marriage of figaro is coming to the academy of music. the cast promises that at the end of each act will want wanting more. karen rogers has more.

those stories and more are still ahead. >> hello, again, rick wis

is off, i'm sarah bloomquist. here's some of the stories we're following on "action news" at 12:30 p.m. an elderly cleave lapped man was killed in a gruesome video posted on facebook and the hunt for the suspect continues. the search reaches into pennsylvania. fire officials are hope to

soon find out what caused a fire at that damaged a delaware county church. students at school learn a scary, but important lesson, what it would be like if a gunman came into their buildings. details on a developing story, this spans several states including pennsylvania. at this hour, the hunt continues for a man who posted a horrific video gunning down an elderly man at random in ohio. the suspect said this was not his first murder. emily row is in cleveland. >> reporter: police are telling us there are no confirmed sightings of steve stephens a day after they say he gunned down that innocent victim killing him and leaving this community reeling. a plea from cleveland police this morning after a man posted this alarming video online. >> i found somebody i'm going